Rorippa curvisiliqua
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Rorippa |
| Species: | R. curvisiliqua
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| Binomial name | |
| Rorippa curvisiliqua | |
Rorippa curvisiliqua is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name curvepod yellowcress.[1]
It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Wyoming.[2] It is also native to the northwest part of Mexico.[2] It can be found in various types of moist and wet habitat, including lakeshores and riverbanks, meadows, roadsides, and mudflats.[3]
Description
[edit]Rorippa curvisiliqua is an annual or biennial herb which can be quite variable in appearance. It produces prostrate to erect stems up to half a meter long. The leaves are up to 7 centimeters long and have blades which may be smooth-edged or divided into lobes of varying shapes.
The inflorescence is an elongated raceme occupying the top portion of the stem containing many tiny yellow flowers just a few millimeters long.
The fruit is a silique which is variable in size and shape but generally contains many minute seeds.
This species has been divided into a number of varieties, but some authorities doubt that this division is valid or useful.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Rorippa curvisiliqua". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Rorippa curvisiliqua (Hook.) Bessey ex Britton | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ a b "Rorippa curvisiliqua in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment of Rorippa curvisiliqua
- USDA Plants Profile for Rorippa curvisiliqua
- Rorippa curvisiliqua — U.C. Photo gallery
Media related to Rorippa curvisiliqua at Wikimedia Commons
- Rorippa
- Flora of Alaska
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of California
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Montana
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Wyoming
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges